“Mestizo in America is a fascinating book and
one that was needed for a long time in order to more accurately understand the Mexican
American experience. Macias brings to light important data that remain in the
shadow of the Mexican immigrant portrait on which sociologists and the mass
media commonly focus their lens.”

From the Journal of American
Ethnic History, Summer 2008

“Methodologically, Macias provides a fresh approach to social
categorization. Without taking a homogenized, panethnic
stance, Macias presents interview excerpts that explain distinct social,
personal, and professional experiences. Furthermore, he adequately provides
historical antecedents of Chicanismo and suburban
residential settlement. His focus on Latinos in the suburbs is a welcome
addition to this emerging field of research.”